John Legend is looking back at his friendship with Kanye West while addressing the rapper’s “decline.”
If you didn’t know, John, 46, and Kanye, 47, became very good friends starting in 2004 when John signed a record deal with Kanye‘s GOOD Music record label.
However, the two had a major falling out several years due in part to Kanye supporting Donald Trump.
In recent years, Kanye has found himself in many controversies, including calling himself a Nazi.
Keep reading to find out more…While speaking with The Times, John said that he believes Kanye first started spiraling out of control following the death of his mother Donda.
“I don’t think we’re qualified to psychoanalyse him, but after his mother passed in 2007 there was definitely a difference,” John said. “His descent started then and seems to have accelerated recently.”
John went on to say that back in the day, Kanye “had so much optimism, so much creativity,” adding, “It does feel sad, sometimes shocking, to see where he is now.”
While addressing Kanye‘s anti-Semitism views, John said, “I didn’t see a hint of what we’re seeing now, his obsessions with antisemitism, anti-blackness, and it is sad to see his devolution.”
If you missed it, Kanye just recently addressed his falling out with Jay-Z.